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Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s draft Safeguards Policy Falls Short on Ambition

GAIA Asia Pacific Calls for Stronger Safeguards 27 October 2023 – The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific, a network of 120 grassroots alliances in the region, said that the recently released Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) draft Environmental…

One day, two gatherings in Paris

This Sunday, October 22 in Paris, two events will have interested me, and one in particular will have allowed me to learn about a new French association of women committed to peace. A large rally calling for an immediate ceasefire…

Nonviolence, the challenge of the 21st century

“Our political constitution does not follow the laws of other cities but gives laws and examples to others. Our government is called a democracy because the administration serves the interests of the masses and not of a minority. According to…

One-year anniversary: We were worlds apart, but an Afghan refugee’s quest for freedom became my journey too

We were an unlikely pair. I was an American writer, peace activist and grandmother. Mansoor was a 21-year-old single man wanted by the Taliban in his home country of Afghanistan. But over 14 months, communicating only through email, text messages…

Iguassu Falls will be the meeting place for the Latin American and Caribbean Day of Peoples’ Integration

It will be convened by Pepe Mujica from Uruguay and will be joined by social, trade union, political and human rights movements from all over the continent. It will take place from 7 to 9 December in the Brazilian city.…

Cruelty that has no name

The synagogue in Munich, Bavaria, was built in the centre of the city, in an area that had been a Jewish quarter before the Nazi expulsions and murders. It is built of large stones of that yellowish hue seen in…

(Argentina) Presidential election: Tricky Proposals and insecurities

In Argentina, in the face of the upcoming presidential election in the second round, feelings of impotence and fear are being experienced. By Dr. Miguel Julio Rodríguez Villafañe Impotence, in the face of the problems that overwhelm us – unemployment,…

Green Groups: Some Spray Paints Sold in Davao City Contain Toxic Lead

26 October 2023, Davao City/Quezon City. Environmental health groups, Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), and the EcoWaste Coalition have deplored the illegal sale of some paint products with high lead content in Davao City, Philippines. Based on the sampling…

RSS Sarsanghchalak Emphasizes Nature Conservation, Good Governance, and a Meaningful Life

Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwat, addressed its millions of followers across Bharat (the name for India in several Indian languages) on the occasion of Vijayadashami on 24 October 2023. ( a major Hindu festival celebrated every…

Fostering Indigenous Knowledge: Strategies for Empowering Filipino Educators at Baguio Central University Graduate School

by Mariel Lagman Tay-eo, Pinky Baysic Pascaden, and Genevieve Balance Kupang (editor), Baguio City, Philippines The month of October is celebrated as Indigenous Peoples Month. This observance is spearheaded by various government agencies, including the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples…

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